Fernando watched as a black Bronco drove up to him with a Dub Box Camper Trailer behind it. It looked like it have been through a hard life but it still looked intact and the tires looked new.
 
Val rolls down the window of the Bronco, "Where shall I put it?"  
 
"It can go here." Fernando says where he pointed beside Hondo's Camper. He then asks, "Need help guiding it in?"
 
"Shiiiiit... Watch me!" Val says before putting the Bronco in gear and  pulling it out to a slight angle next to Hondo's Camper, and then backing it up into position in the parking box. He approaches her as she disconnects the trailer from the Bronco.
 
"So, how much is all this costing so far?" Fernando asks.
 
"Hmmm.... about nine gold pieces." Val says.
 
"What?" Fernando asks. Though he thought the price may be reasonable to a bit high, he knows that Hikaru would probably read them the riot act for squandering about ten-grand in gold for a beaten up trailer.
 
"Nine gold pieces for 3 trailers, new tires and wheels for each, replacement equipment as much of the plumbing was rotted, a lot of things were replaced over there, kitchen items were replaced too, toilets too, a lot of things, plus the things you wanted - the cables and stuff, a couple of generators, this metal storage box in front of each trailer, furniture cushions, sheets, carpeting, curtains, the fuel tanks were replaced, some of the electric was fixed, solar panels for both I think, about 300 pounds of food and a lot of other things I can't remember now. They do still need some work however to get them perfect but for you and Hondo that should be an afternoon's work. The shower plumbing needs work and a few holes need to be patched up, that much I do know." Val explains. "Check it out and call us of you need anything more. I got the other trailers to pick up and help Hondo with the shopping."
 
"I'm just wondering about Jeanette. She's probably eating breakfast with the girls at some restaurant..." Fernando says as he looks at his watch. He then looks at her, "But thanks. Thanks a lot! These trailers will help greatly." He then says to himself, "300 pounds of food?"
 
Val reaches behind her into a box behind her seat and then sticks her arm out the window with a couple of apples in her hand, "About 300, give or take. It's all back here. When we come back it will be moved to the camper and trailers. Enjoy the snack, we'll be back soon!"
 
As soon as Fernando takes the apples, Val guns the Bronco to get out of the parking lot quickly. He then looks at the trailer and lets out a sigh. He walks to the trailer, saying, "Idle hands are of the Devil's work. I hope that the other one will be like this one though I can't complain however... Let's see what Hondo brings home."

When Valentine Got back Hondo was drinking beer with a bunch of the vendors. They were all laughing and telling stories when she pulled up.
 
Valentine: I see how it is.
 
Jerry: Now, your right welcome to join us.
 
Hondo: Not much else I could do. Got everythin' for the next unit waitin' here.  
 
Valentine ( with a wink and sly grin): Sure, sure. You were just waitin' for the "little woman" to be gone so y'all can party. I know how it is.
 
Jerry: Caught us red handed. Well, I got to get back to those brackets anyway. I can help you hook up to the next one.
 
Hondo: You don't hafta do that, Jerry.  
 
Jerry: I know I don't, but I am heading that way and you are good folk. Not often we see good folk like you folk passing through our fair town. Most folks passing through are either mutant hunters or gypsies. Damn murdering thieves, both of them. Folks helping others is a rare things these days.  
 
Hondo: Well, it's appreciated.  
 
Jerry: No Problem.  
 
With that Valentine and Jerry went and hooked up the next trailer. It was setup different. It was tan with a side door to the rear of the driver side and a mid door on the passenger side. (http://modculture.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451cbb069e20133f5cb8e22970b-800wi)  the rear door lead into toilet room. beside the toilet room as a compartment that housed a heater, area for hot water heater, and a generator, which had been rebuilt previously.  The back had a flip down sink and the outdoor shower. The top popped up and had beds up top that could sleep 4 to 6 kids depending on size and how tight you packed them in, 4 would be optimum. it had the full bed that folded out into a dinette area like Fernando, but instead of a full kitchen had a small spot for a mini fridge, a single burner cook top, and a small built in oven. the nose had a single bed with storage above and below it. It was equipped with the tongue box, and storage compartments under the bed/ bench seats for the dinette, accessible from the outside.  
 
Valentine took it to have the tires done. It was faster this time as they had the stuff ready.  
 
Hondo had most the stuff bought already. What wasn't sent in Fernando's Camper They loaded into Jeanette camper when Valentine Brought it back.  For this one they loaded an 12 volt electric mini fridge, single burner LPG cook top, small LPG stand alone cupboard sized oven, LPG instant hot water heater,  some pipe and shower setup to rebuild the outside shower (this one needed more help so a all metal pipe setup with attached shower head would be mounted to the back as the fold up setup was destroyed) , new sink faucet, sink basin patch kit (sink cracked), composting toilet, new cushions, linoleum squares to redo the floor, some wood to build the folding table top, (table missing, hardware still there) and 2 30# LPG tanks, full.  
 
After the trailer was loaded Valentine pulled it with the bronco to the camper again. While she was gone Hondo looked around at some of the other booths.

It's just Jeanette, Hikaru, Chihiro and Danielle in the motel room.
 
Jeanette has her pajama top unbuttoned. She uses her pen and journal to record today's events. As she does, she looks at the nameplate of Chihiro's suitcase. Jeanette does not know Japanese; she accurately copies each character.
 
May 1, 2066
Hikaru compares published journal with original. Select Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel on iPod. Closed my eyes to hold back tears. If I return, time loop breaks creating problem. Believing Princess Elsa of Arendelle (frightened, emotionally traumatized snow queen who nearly killed her sister Anna) can fix problem, Texas Spirits alter history for first time: forge alliance with Arendelle: Texas Spirits' cloaked ships defended Arendelle, Elsa adopted. Moro (a wolf Spirit) worked with her at Old School. Gloves help.
Chihiro received purple hair tie (cotton soft; sparkles like gems) when she worked at bathhouse.
Hikaru checks paperwork in Campers. Fernando questions need for them, shoots messenger and drives to Dr. Brown's Shoes. Moro appears with Elsa. Moro disappears and is seen again at Dr. Brown's Shoes. Dr. Brown looks like Emmett Brown. Disappeared to modern examination room, try on pair of tinted prescription safety goggles. Their computer has same alphabet as book in the old church. Spirits have a sign and written language; no spoken language. Chihiro, Danielle, Gabrielle and I receive a cedar case with nameplate. Chihiro's nameplate written in Japanese: 月島 雫. Mine has pioneer dresses, white aprons, pairs of white cotton gloves, handkerchiefs, EMT shirts, EMT pants, black belt, small black purse, red hooded EMT cape, a pair of black leather gloves and laundry bag. Also receive black boots, bandage scissors and box of ORS. Danielle receives case of ammunition. Gabrielle's case has dresses with wing slits and a wing brush. Traded thirty self-adhesive strips from Chinook kit, purse and twelve aLOCSAK bags. Hospitals will sterilize and replace CPR mask parts, test and fill O2 tank. Dr. Brown plays "Country Roads" on violin. Chihiro has nice vocals, hasn't sung in nearly two years; used lyrics written by Shizuku Tsukishima. Hikaru has known about Chihiro since before reading this journal. Time on pulse oximeter is exactly two hours off.
There are $1,000, $500, $250 and $100 gold coins. Hotel industry manipulates silver, gets customers using gold. Actual value: $10. Artificial value: $133. Somme people will not accept silver at artificial value. Old U.S. coins: a form of currency in Texas. Exchange rate: $100 gold coin for $100 in old U.S. coins. No exchange rate for silver. South Campus looks like snowflake-themed castle with two flags: second is the Arendelle flag. DART Blue Line goes to San Antonio. Huston Metro Red Line/DART Green Line goes to Oklahoma City. Renewable energy used as much as possible; new power plants built. People look beyond having Texas settlements unify. Texas is Step 1. Charlton walls will remain. Amateur radio operators and weather hobbyists run Texas radio stations. Hikaru's interested in my great nephew, Theodore Bagdasarian. He's involved theater and radio broadcasting. Became an Immortal at Age 9.
I prefer receiving help to getting destroyed. Yet I'm the enemy? Fernando reveals true self, says things humans should not say and calls for his daughters. I see how he treats them. History altered: Princess Anna of Arendelle is here. Scared, Elsa begs Anna to stay away. Temperatures drop, clouds gather and the wind blows. Anna accidently removes a glove. Ice shoots from Elsa's ungloved hand. Elsa runs off. With glove, Moro goes after Elsa. Man cries "Mutant!" Elsa begs him to stay away. Ice shoots from ungloved hand and hits ground. Ice forms under her feet. Elsa runs, leaving trail of ice. Snow falls. Macey, Fernando's adopted daughter, gets cedar chest with clothes, laundry bag, lice shampoo, comb, and dental care products and Anna gets winter outfit at Dr. Brown's Shoes. Chihiro gets wool coat. Moro has two maps: gives one to Fernando, the other to me. Moro joins us in Camper 1.
Danielle gets trench coat. Hikaru still freezes.
Elsa is scared. Snow falls in hotel dining room as she eats; Fernando accuses her of playing in snow. Moro tells Elsa to get her suitcase. Elsa wants to go home, not Arendelle. Fernando says no mutant is safe, most use powers for selfish deeds. Elsa hides behind and clings to Moro. Moro doubts time line Fernando spoke of exists. Fernando draws gun, "Take this word with you to hell, Moro. 'M.A.R.K.' It stand for Murder, Arson, Rape and Kidnapping - the 4 crimes anyone can use deadly force against the perpetrator doing it order to stop it. In possession of the child Elsa, you kidnapped the child. Before I send you off to meet our Lord and Creator for him to choose your fate, you got one chance to redeem yourself and do what is . . . right, Moro! There will be no more after this! So choose your actions wisely, Moro! Because if you don't, your life ends here right now!" Danielle aims gun at Fernando. Moro tells Danielle to holster weapon. Danielle obeys. Cops save and arrest Moro; take advantage of Fernando: $5,000 for batteries, five silver coins for groceries. To bring Elsa to Moro without her mutation known, Hikaru buys new quilt for $100. Hikaru buys two cases of soda with silver coin. Fernando gives bag of sandwiches to me. I offer him and Macey sodas.
Texas Spirits know where Shizuku Tsukishima is.
Fernando: Council of 5 wants us to evolve and be one with God. Hondo and Valentine here with camper (sleeps six, has kitchen and bathroom), truck and Bronco (each sleeps two), year's food for a tribe, camping gear, heaters, composting commode, guns and ammo to fight civil war twice. Hondo and Valentine are camping. Three times I said stay together. Fernando goes to hotel.
 
Edited to remove the following because it is redundant: Pre-packaged triangular bandages are expensive.
 
Jeanette Isabelle

Fernando sees Hondo and Val approach him but continues on his work - pulling out rotted hose from the shower unit.
 
"Whacha doin', Jefe?" Hondo asks.
 
"Working on the shower on this one. I'm sure the other is in the same condition. The shower head is crudded up with lime. Maybe if it can be soaked in hot vinegar, the lime can break down and clear out the shower head. The valves from the looks of it, I can't say. the rubber seals are rotted through, and lime is caked up inside. If the seals can be replaced, the lime can be removed with a hot vinegar soak. But the hoses need to be replaced. About 3ft per line to the valves and another 3ft for the shower head." Fernando explains.
 
"Hoses I think we got. If not we can get them later. Besides, you can use our shower in the camper if you need to wash up." Hondo tells him.
 
"Thanks." Fernando says as he hands Hondo a drawing of the plumbing diagram he drew up following the hoses.
 
"You figured all that out in the time you had?" Hondo asks.
 
"If the pumps work, the tanks need to be removed and washed out with some gasoline to remove the crud and rust and filtered out to reclaim the fuel. If not we are going to need a lot of hot vinegar. If the pumps are not working, they can be worked on. It's a simple design, really. The heater could have been more efficient though." Fernando explains.
 
"I'll see about getting the food into the camper. Fernando, you little girl willing to help out?" Val asks.
 
"Tell her she has to and I'll talk with her later about it." Fernando says.

Note: This is written in collaboration with Arik.
 
Jeanette closes her journal and retracts her pen.
 
"Jeanette, are you finished?" Hikaru asks.
 
"Yes."
 
Hikaru retrieves a USB drive and e-reader from her suitcase. "You said you don't want me to influence your decisions so I waited. I did a lot of research on Arendelle, the city-state of Charlton, the wars they were in and things like that. Books on the subjects are in the e-reader and the other materials are on the USB drive."
 
"Hikaru, you never referred to Charlton as a city-state. You have books on the city-state of Charlton?"
 
"What else would you call a city that is also an independent nation? By the way, yes, I have books on Charlton in my e-reader." Hikaru goes to her purse, retrieves her wallet, pulls out her driver license and shows it to Jeanette. On the top it does say Charlton. Hikaru's street address is the same as Jeanette remembers.
 
Jeanette sits there for a few seconds, not sure what to ask. "How long has Charlton been an independent nation?"
 
"Charlton has always been an independent nation."
 
"How long has Charlton been a nation?"
 
"It's been hundreds of years, before America was discovered."
 
"Does Charlton have its own monetary and postal system?"
 
"Yes. We also used U.S. currency before the Happening. Now that Texas is a republic, I don't know what that means for us. Anyway, let me show you something." Hikaru pulls out a Charlton dollar bill and hands it to Jeanette.
 
Jeanette feels and looks at the dollar bill. She then goes to the sink to hold it up to the light. It looks and feels convincing, a lot of details but George is not on the front. There's no pyramid on the back either. "You just said Texas is a republic. Earlier, you and Moro said Texas is very close to being a unified republic."
 
"Everything was finalized back in January."
 
Jeanette hands the Charlton dollar bill back to Hikaru. "You said you did a lot of research. What did you find?"
 
"Though the Mayans, Aztecs and others were conquered by the Spanish, Charlton never lost a battle. Anyone who even touched the wall died. Armies were wiped out. In 1803 Charlton forged an alliance with Arendelle. The details of the alliance were never made public. Since then, every attack made against Arendelle failed. Every army that came against Arendelle was suddenly destroyed. With modern war ships and later warplanes, every enemy warship docked at an Arendelle port and every enemy warplane landed at an Arendelle airport without ever firing a shot. One time the crew of a warship set fire to their own ship to prevent Arendelle from getting their hands on it. Since then, every warship and warplane arrived in Arendelle without a crew or pilot. There are no known deaths on Arendelle's side from an attack made against them and they get all of these perfectly good warships and warplanes for free." Hikaru hands the e-reader to Jeanette.
 
Jeanette glances at the statistics. There's a lot to take in. "Fernando says what happened to the warships and warplanes is the work of the Devil's Triangle. If that is true, the Devil's Triangle must be an intelligent entity that favors Arendelle. That would not account for armies suddenly being destroyed and negative temperatures can't suddenly destroy an army. Is there any mention of Elsa in Arendelle or Charlton after 1803?"
 
"No."
 
"Were any of these books published in Charlton?"
 
"Some books on Charlton were published in Charlton but Charlton is one city. Most of the books were written and published elsewhere. Charlton is a walled city but it's not behind an iron curtain if that's what you're thinking. There's a railroad and three highways going through Charlton, we received broadcasts from the United States and there is free trade."
 
"I get your point. These Spirits build Charlton and occupy it for hundreds of years, altering their own history in the process. Returning to my time when this mission is over must have really created a problem for them to go through all this trouble to correct it." Jeanette thinks about what she said to Moro. "Remove George Bailey and Bedford Falls is history." She poses another question to Hikaru. "Before the happening, how were Charlton/U.S. relations?"
 
"As a nation in the middle, Charlton was mostly seen as another city in the United States. State highway 12, U.S. 67 and Interstate 20 all went through Charlton. U.S. Dollars were used in Charlton. Government and school buildings flew the U.S. flag. Like I said, Charlton was just like any city in the U.S."
 
Something odd popped into Jeanette's head: If the Texas Spirits built and occupied Charlton so that they could get Elsa, why didn't Charlton join the U.S. when Texas became a state? What could the Texas Spirits gain by keeping Charlton an independent nation? There are many questions Jeanette has that will have to wait.
 
 
Jeanette shares a full-size bed with Hikaru. Jeanette puts her glasses on the nightstand. "Hikaru, are U.S. flags still available?"
 
"Yes and they are still made in Charlton."
 
"Does Charlton have a flag of its own?"
 
"No but our symbol is the red bird."
 
Being from the area, Jeanette understands why the red bird would be the official symbol. She listens to "God Bless The U.S.A." by Lee Greenwood on her iPod before going to sleep.
 
Jeanette Isabelle and Arik